Land-use mapping.

The article focuses on land-use maps, a map which gives information related to land used in an area including natural or semi-natural land cover and various types of built environment. It mentions that land-use maps help geographers in understanding complex spatial aspects of geography and is also u...

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Publicado en:Geography Review Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 29 - 32
Autor principal: Holmes, David
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Hodder Education Group Nov2012
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Sumario:The article focuses on land-use maps, a map which gives information related to land used in an area including natural or semi-natural land cover and various types of built environment. It mentions that land-use maps help geographers in understanding complex spatial aspects of geography and is also useful in strategic planning, land management, road and network modeling. Also mentioned is land-use mapping techniques including sampling of area, classification of land use and collection of data. INSETS: Uses of land-use maps;RICEPOTS land-use classification.